Reading

Grades 9-12

Human Population: An Introduction

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SUBJECTS: Social Studies

TOPICS: World Population Trends/History

Resource Overview

Through a short reading, students gain background information on the history of world population and the contemporary issues related to population growth. This reading is part of the Activity Guide that accompanies the World Population Map cartogram poster.

Cropped World Population Map is a cartogram displaying countries' sizes based on population rather than land area

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This reading must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.

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